Health Sciences

Nuclear Medicine Certificate

The Nuclear Medicine Certificate is an advanced certificate and requires entering students to have already completed prior college Health Sciences and/or science coursework.

Nuclear medicine technologists are trained in the safe handling and application of radioactive materials for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the medical field. The applied skills of nuclear medicine technologists complement nuclear medicine physicians by providing clinical information pertinent to patient diagnosis and treatment.

The Nuclear Medicine Certificate program is a full-time program. Admission is limited to those who meet the specific admissions criteria. The certificate program begins each fall semester and ends with the summer semester.

Students will receive clinical education in affiliate hospitals’ nuclear medicine departments. These areas include Columbia, Florence, Anderson, Greenville, and Charleston. Didactic instruction is given at the Health Science facility located on the Airport Campus.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology and graduates are eligible to take the ARRT and the NMTCB examinations.

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
2000 W. Danforth Road
Suite 103, #203
Edmond, OK 73003
jrcnmt.org

Special Requirements

Students who are admitted to the Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT) program are required to purchase and maintain standard white uniforms, white shoes, laboratory coats and name pin (approximate cost of $400), nuclear medicine books and manuals (approximate cost of $850) and membership fees in professional organizations (approximate cost of $25). Attendance of professional meetings is required.

Students are required to:

• Attend an information session

• Perform two clinical observations

• Successfully complete formal interview

In addition to the admissions criteria and requirements for the Health Sciences Department, specific admission criteria for entry into the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program include:

• Associate of Science with registration/certification or eligibility in radiologic technology, medical technology, nursing or other clinical health sciences field . Graduates of hospital based radiologic technology programs will be considered for acceptance based on validation of courses; or

• Completion of the AAS-GenTech-NMT with a minimum GPA of 2.75; or

• A Bachelor’s of Science Degree in radiologic technology, medical technology, nursing, physics, biological sciences or chemistry

• A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required in coursework utilized for admissions

Students must maintain a grade of “C” in all prerequisite and curriculum courses to successfully complete the program. No prerequisite or non-technology course may be repeated more than once. Nuclear medicine courses may not be repeated.

Students must present CPR certification (adult, infant and child) and first-aid certification cards at the time of advisement before entering their first nuclear medicine course. The CPR certification must be kept current while in the program.

Nuclear medicine information packages are located on the nuclear medicine webpage: www.midlandstech.edu/nucmed/. Students who are accepted without extensive clinical imaging experience will be required to complete NMT 100–Preparation for Clinic during the summer semester prior to beginning professional courses.

Students are accepted contingent upon successful completion of the health form, criminal background investigation and drug screening.